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Allegiacne Telecom Signs Dark Fiber Lease Agreement With Metromedia Fiber Network
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Backbone Network Will Provide Ring Transport Services for 13 U.S. Markets and Long Distance Capacity between New York and Washington, D.C.
DALLAS, January 3, 2000 - Allegiance Telecom, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALGX) has signed an agreement with Metromedia
Fiber Network, Inc. (Nasdaq:MFNX) for dark fiber capacity in 13 of the U.S. markets served by Allegiance.
This 20-year lease agreement will also provide Allegiance with long distance fiber capacity between the
key East Coast cities of New York and Washington, D.C. The deal is valued at approximately $130 million
over the life of the contract.
The Allegiance Telecom markets included in the ring transport agreement are Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,
Los Angeles, New York (including Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and White Plains), Northern New Jersey,
Oakland, Orange County, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
Metromedia Fiber Network has previously leased fiber capacity to Allegiance Telecom in Dallas, Houston
and the New York metropolitan area.
Metromedia Fiber Network is constructing high-bandwidth fiber optic networks in major metropolitan areas
throughout North America and Europe, providing an alternative local loop infrastructure to CLECs and other
communications carriers. Metromedia Fiber Network will provide Allegiance with a ring-based network,
connecting many of the major central offices as well as key centers of business, finance and technology
in Allegiance Telecom cities. The 100 percent private fiber-based network is fast, reliable, secure and
capable of supporting the most advanced telecommunications technologies available today.
"Expanding fiber capacity is a major component of Allegiance Telecom's 'Smart Build' strategy," said Dan
Yost, president and chief operating officer of Allegiance Telecom. "The increasing numbers of customer
lines connecting to the Allegiance network requires intensified fiber capacity. To meet this growing
volume of traffic, we are expanding our use of transport services from Metromedia Fiber Network."
Allegiance Telecom (www.allegiancetele.com) is a facilities-based local exchange carrier headquartered
in Dallas, Texas. Allegiance offers businesses a complete package of telecommunications services, including
local, long distance, international calling, high-speed data transmission and Internet services. Allegiance's
common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ALGX.
Metromedia Fiber Network is building metropolitan fiber optic infrastructure in the local loop in strategic
top tier markets, enabling technologically sophisticated organizations to implement the latest data, video,
Internet and multimedia applications. By offering virtually unlimited, unmetered bandwidth at a fixed cost,
Metromedia Fiber Network is eliminating the bandwidth barrier and redefining the way broadband capacity is
sold. In addition to its current expansion in 51 cities in North America, Metromedia Fiber Network is establishing
an international presence with fiber optic network builds underway in 16 cities throughout Europe.
Metromedia Fiber Network recently acquired AboveNet Communications, the architect of the global one-hop network
and the leading provider of Internet connectivity and co-location solutions for high-bandwidth and business-critical
applications. The combined company will facilitate the explosive growth of e-commerce and advanced Internet
applications by delivering secure, reliable and scalable optical networks to Internet content and service
providers, carriers and enterprise users worldwide. For more information about Metromedia Fiber Network,
please visit the company's Website at http://www.mmfn.com/.
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